Shloka 16
Instruction to Śatrughna and the Mobilization for Rāma’s Aśvamedha
इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य लक्ष्मणस्य महात्मनः । सेनानी कालजिन्नामा कारयामास सज्जताम्
ityākarṇya vacastasya lakṣmaṇasya mahātmanaḥ | senānī kālajinnāmā kārayāmāsa sajjatām
മഹാത്മാവായ ലക്ഷ്മണന്റെ ആ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ, കാലജിൻ എന്ന സേനാനായകൻ സൈന്യത്തെ സജ്ജമാക്കാൻ ആജ്ഞാപിച്ചു।
Narrator (third-person description)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: इत्याकर्ण्य → इति + आकर्ण्य; वचस्तस्य → वचः + तस्य; कालजिन्नामा → कालजित् + नामा.
FAQs
The commander (senānī) named Kālajin, who orders the preparations to be made.
After hearing Lakṣmaṇa’s words, Kālajin initiates readiness by commanding that preparations be carried out.
It highlights attentive listening and prompt, organized action—leadership expressed through disciplined readiness after receiving counsel.